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Privy Council confirms narrow scope of Liquidator's rectification power in the Cayman Islands

February 2020 The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its judgment in Pearson v Primeo,[1] the lates...

Insight 21/02/2020
  • Cayman
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Privy Council confirms narrow scope of Liquidator's rectification power in the Cayman Islands

Shanda: Minority discounts in section 238 fair value proceedings

The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its decision in Shanda Games[1], a case involving the determ...

Insight 14/02/2020
  • Cayman
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Shanda: Minority discounts in section 238 fair value proceedings

Private Funds Bill 2020

Read March update Read July update On 8 January 2020 the Cayman Islands published draft legislation named the Private ...

Insight 22/01/2020
  • Cayman
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Private Funds Bill 2020

Carribbean update: Effectiveness of anti-Bartlett clauses confirmed

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has delivered its highly anticipated judgment, overturning the earlier judgments and...

Insight 29/11/2019
  • Cayman
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Carribbean update: Effectiveness of anti-Bartlett clauses confirmed

"Lexology, Getting The Deal Through" chapter

Collas Crill Cayman has contributed to the Complex Commercial Litigation chapter for Lexology, Getting The Deal Through ...

Insight 11/11/2019
  • Cayman
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"Lexology, Getting The Deal Through" chapter

Court sanctions: distribution of funds from a liquidation estate

Introduction The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Court) has recently handed down two decisions permitting the distrib...

Insight 04/11/2019
  • Cayman
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Court sanctions: distribution of funds from a liquidation estate

A timely reminder to professional trustees of their duties: A Caribbean perspective

INTRODUCTION The judgment in ZHANG HONG LI AND ANOTHER V DBS (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS [2018] HKCA 435 (the DBS case) p...

Insight 29/10/2019
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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A timely reminder to professional trustees of their duties: A Caribbean perspective

Weavering in the Cayman Islands

The Privy Council's recent judgment in Weavering[1] upheld the decisions of the Cayman Islands Grand Court and Court of ...

Insight 01/10/2019
  • Cayman
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Weavering in the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Data Protection Law

Overview The Data Protection Law (2017) (the 'DPL') comes into force in the Cayman Islands on 30 September 2019. The DPL...

Insight 30/09/2019
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands Data Protection Law

Changes to Cayman Islands Companies Law 2019

The Cayman Islands Government has recently passed amendment laws to strengthen the jurisdiction's evolving AML/CFT regim...

Insight 06/09/2019
  • Cayman
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Changes to Cayman Islands Companies Law 2019

Important changes for Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Law excluded persons

Entities which have been operating as "excluded persons" under the Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL) need to be ...

Insight 23/07/2019
  • Cayman
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Important changes for Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Law excluded persons

A summary of Cayman's Economic Substance Law

The Cayman Islands government has recently introduced legislation, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substanc...

Insight 19/03/2019
  • Cayman
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A summary of Cayman's Economic Substance Law